PERTH, AUSTRALIA – NOVEMBER 18: Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at Optus Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Perth, Australia. (Picture by Paul Kane/Getty Photos)
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Astronomer, a supplier of open-source applied sciences that was hardly identified till this week, stated on Friday that it is launched an investigation after CEO Andy Byron was proven on video at a Coldplay live performance in an intimate embrace with the corporate’s head of human relations.
“The Board of Administrators has initiated a proper investigation into this matter and we can have extra particulars to share very shortly,” the corporate stated in a post on X.
“Our leaders are anticipated to set the usual in each conduct and accountability,” the corporate stated.
The publish comes a day after videos went viral on social media that confirmed Byron on an enormous display screen on the live performance in Boston. Byron, who’s married, had his arms round Kristin Cabot, the corporate’s chief individuals officer.
Seconds after displaying up on the massive display screen, the pair ducked and hid their faces.
Byron and Cabot have been placed on depart, based on a report Friday from Axios.
Astronomer did not instantly reply to a request for remark.
In Might, Astronomer announced a $93 million funding spherical led by Bain Ventures and different buyers, together with Salesforce Ventures.
The corporate, which is behind the open-source knowledge operations platform Astro, relocated its headquarters final 12 months to New York from Cincinnati, Ohio.
